A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America - Couverture souple

Mandery, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice New York City New York Evan J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393348962 ISBN 13 : 9780393348965

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2014

Synopsis

For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic. But in 1962, Justice Arthur Goldberg and his clerk Alan Dershowitz dared to suggest otherwise, launching an underfunded band of civil rights attorneys on a quixotic crusade. In 1972, in a most unlikely victory, the Supreme Court struck down Georgia's death penalty law in Furman v. Georgia. Though the decision had sharply divided the justices, nearly everyone, including the justices themselves, believed Furman would mean the end of executions in America.

Instead, states responded with a swift and decisive showing of support for capital punishment. As anxiety about crime rose and public approval of the Supreme Court declined, the stage was set in 1976 for Gregg v. Georgia, in which the Court dramatically reversed direction.

A Wild Justice is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the Court, the justices, and the political complexities of one of the most racially charged and morally vexing issues of our time.

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À propos de l'auteur

Evan J. Mandery is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. A former capital defense attorney, he is the author of A Wild Justice and five previous books. He lives in Manhasset, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393348962
• ISBN 13: 9780393348965
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
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